Show PROBE IS ASKED OF PHILIPPINES CONGRESSMAN INTRODUCES RE SOLUTION SEEKING METHODS OF GOVERNOR GENERAL Sweeping Investigation of Island Business Methods Is Desired in Resolution Submitted to Congress Washington Demand Washington Demand for a sweepIng sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- ing Investigation by the tho house rules committee of the administration Inthe in inthe inthe the Philippines of Governor General Leonard Wood was made in a resolution resolution resolution tion Introduced by Representative Frear nOP Republican of ot Wisconsin The inquiry he le su suggested also should seek to establish whether the time Is ripe to grant the Islands dence Referring to General Woods Wood's campaign campaign cam cam- In 1920 for the tile Republican presidential nomination Mr l Frears Frear's resolution d declared it has been heen repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re re- and alleged ed Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Woods Wood's selection for tor the time post of governor to general would woul enable him to reciprocate favors extended to him In the tube poll political primary campaign of 1920 1020 and that the alleged usurpation usurpation usurpation tion of authority and effort to extend i I exploitation privileges would afford ref re recognition of unprecedented obligations obligations obliga obliga- incurred in the campaign I Individual subscriptions the time resolution resolution resolution re re- re- re solution continued which went to tomake tomake tomake make up the expended by bythe bythe bythe the Wood campaign committee In In the presidential campaign included contrIbutions contributions contributions con con- from oil oil tobacco banking railway and other interests that have hae an Interest in the time undeveloped resources resources resources re re- re- re sources of the Philippines The resolution proposed that injustice in uin inJustice Justice to Governor Wood and those who contributed to his political campaign campaign campal cam cam- pal n the Investigation should be e ex ox- I tended to Include charges to the effect effect effect ef ef- ef- ef that rights in the tile Philippines given or proposed to private American interests are not unrelated to such contributions Mr Sir Frear su suggests that the Investigating investigating Imes committee would do well to look Into the time deposit of Philippine government funds A total of or 31 I of such funds he says are In banks and trust companies in the time I United States The resolution calls attention to dispatches published last May in various various various var var- ious American newspapers in which it was declared Governor Wood had hadIn hadin hadin in his possession a list of names of senators representatives and others prominent in Washington ton social life lite who receive payment from flom the Philippine Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine independence commission It also refers to charges made in some quarters that Governor Wood has usurped power and has assumed therole the therole therole role of dictator |